Longer boys names with playful nicknames - HELP!

[Powerpuffpoodle]

It feels like I’m looking for a magic unicorn name... we’re searching for something that has a good solid sounding full name and then playful nickname potential. We like names that fit the perfect balance of not being super common but equally not eyebrow raising rare.

Some of the names we’ve thought about but annoyingly can’t use for family reasons / doesn’t go with our surname are:

Fergus - Gus
Rupert - Rupes
Theodore - Teddy
Barnaby - Barney

Hubby also likes Montgomery - Monty but I think this may be a bit full on for me!

If it had been a girl, we liked Juliet - Jules, Felicity - Flick and Minerva - Mini.

Anyone have a good feel for the type of thing we’re looking for that can help with inspiration for boys names ahead of his arrival?

Thank you!

Nathaniel nn Nate
Alexander lots of nn potential: Xander, Lex, Ali, Sandy, Alex, Al.

Jonathan: Jonty

Like Iggy suggested, Alexander seems an obvious choice.

Benjamin (Ben, Benny)
Thaddeus (
Sebastian (Seb)
Jebadiah or Jedediah (Jeb/Jed)
Joshua (Josh)
Christopher (Chris, Kit)
Josiah (Jo, Joey, Jojo, Siah)
Zachary/Zacharias/Zachariah (Zach)
Nicholas (Nick, Nicky, Nico)

But to be honest I really like your list. I even love Montgomery but I feel you have to be a certain type of person to pull it off - definitely confident!

Caspian- Cas
Christopher- Chris/Chrissy/topher
Stanley- Stan

Benjamin - Benny
Jeremy - Jem
Patrick - Pat
Sebastian - Sebby
Tobias - Tobes
Cameron - Cam
Jonathan - Jonno

I know an Obadiah, nn Obi - really suits him

Jeremiah - Jerry, Jez
Abraham - Abe
Anthony - Ant, Tony
Finnegan - Fin
Solomon - Sol
Edison - Ed
Mathius - Matt
Gilligan - Gil

Or try this
www.babycenter.com/babyNamerSearch.htm?gender=MALE&includeExclude=ALL&includeLimit=100&excludeLimit=100&meaning=&origin=&theme=&startsWith=&endsWith=&containing=&numberOfSyllables=4&sort=

Use August or Augustus instead of Fergus for Gus.

It’s both “extra” and awesome.

Bartholemew / Bart or Barrie

Hereward nn Ward
Sebastian nn Bas
Digby or Diggory nn Diggers
Albert/Robert/Herbert/Bertram nn Bertie

Gus can also be a nickname for Angus!

Gareth Bartholomew =
GAZZA BAZZA, like my old cat.

Dominic - Dom
Cameron - Cam

Sullivan nn Sully
Douglas nn Dougie
Ernest nn Ernie
Herbert nn Herbe/Herbie
Aneurin nn Nye
Solomon nn Sol
Henry nn Hank
Francis/Franklin nn Frankie/Frank

Leonard/Leonardo - Leo
I love Jonathan/Jonty as well
Archibald - Archie
Patrick - The Padster

Charlton - Charlie
Francis - Frankie

Jolyon - Joly (Jolly)
Matthew - Matty

I have a Raphael who is Raph or Raphy.

Love Aneurin/Nye, Ptolemy/Tolly and Taliesin/Tally too.

Maximilian - Max

Gareth Bartholomew =
GAZZA BAZZA, like my old cat

Please use this, its genius!!!

Please don't give a dd Mini /Minnie etc... It's either a bloody awful mouse or a nn for a fanjo....

Christopher - Kit
Cormac - Mac
Macsen - Macs

My favourite way to play this is for you to say a nn you like and then for us to work out a full name

Robert/Bobby

I've got a Reuben we shorten it to Reubie or Reu.